British and American Flags the Best Guarantee of Peace
A Boston ceremony marks Patriots Day with a Sons of St. George parade and a Trinity Church service attended by 2000, including British and U S veterans. Dr. Alexander Mann urges peace through entwined flags of England and the United States.
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Dr. Mann
Sons of St. George
Trinity Church
Alexander Mann
England
United States
Boston
Dartmouth Street
Daughters of St
Episcopal Church
Order of the Sons of St. George
Deserted His Troop in Action in New York
Second Lieutenant James H. L. Devlin of Company L 14th Infantry National Guard New York will be tried for desertion at the Brooklyn armory next Thursday night. The case stands as one of the few where an officer faces desertion charges in peacetime. Devlin allegedly deserted during joint army and militia maneuvers in Massachusetts last year when the 14th Regiment was part of the Red army that aimed to capture Boston.
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New York
James H. L. Devlin
14Th Infantry
Armory
Brooklyn
National Guard
Devlin
Joint Army
Massachusetts
14Th Regiment
Boston
Devlin Controversy Prompts New Military Code Change
The Devlin matter over a New York lieutenant and his court martial led Gov. Hughes to seek legal guidance. Attorney General O Malley ruled the governor could order New York troops into Massachusetts. The enacted amendment gives the governor authority to deploy National Guard for all military duties in any state or territory, affecting future court-martial processes.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Brooklyn
Cape Cod
Devlin
Foote
Huughes
Hughes
New York
O'Malley
James M. Andrews
John F. O’ryan
Ransom H. Gillett
J. F. Fairchild
Tenth Infantry
William A. Turnbull
O’ryan
Louis L. Babcock
McGregor
Senate
Rose
National Guard
Amherst runner Fred Cameron wins Boston Marathon
Official recognition of Fred J. Cameron of Amherst Nova Scotia as champion of the Boston Athletic Association Marathon. Cameron and trainer Tom Trenholm were feted by the Intercolonial Club at the City Club banquet in Boston with about 200 members in attendance. Cameron will depart Boston tonight for home and has tentative plans for a May 4 ten mile run in his hometown and another in Montreal.
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Fred J. Cameron
Amherst
N. S
Boston
Tom Trenholm
Intercolonial Club
City Club
International Clubhouse
Fred J. McLeod
Asa R. Minard
Canadian Club
Bigelow
Harvard Canadian Club
A. C. Chisholm
Richard A. Johnstone
Harry Fagan
Trenholm
Montreal
Wind capsizes Graham White’s London to Manchester flight
In Litchfield England a gale wrecked Graham White’s aeroplane during his attempt to win a $50,000 prize from London to Manchester. He had completed 116 miles when weather forced him to abandon the flight. repairs will take about a week and he plans another attempt when conditions improve.
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Litchfield
Eng
Graham White
White
London
Manchester
Pandon
Dorchester Wroth Over Billboards Protest Grows
A Dorchester petition with over 5000 signatures targets billboards on Washington Street near Bradley and Algonquin streets. The petition to the city planning committee and Chamber of Commerce calls the site a unique public viewpoint and warns of permanent loss to the public.
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Dorchester
Washington Street
Bradley
Algonquin Streets
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Savir Hill
Peary Speaks at Memorial Service for Cornell Scientist
In Sage Chapel at Cornell University on April 24 memorial services were held for Professor Ross G. Marvin who died on the Peary North Pole expedition. Commander Peary delivered the memorial address and dedicated a tablet in Marvin's memory.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Sage Chapel
Cornell
Ross G. Marvin
Peary
North Pole
Marvin
Whose Child Is This Five Dollar Gold Prize Post Photo Hunt
A Boston Post feature invites readers to identify smiling city children photographed daily from M Pleasant district. Winners receive a five dollar gold piece by presenting at the City Editor’s office, 275 Washington Street, third floor, with a guardian. The April 22 subject was Mary Urbaschek, 112 Heath Street, eighth grade at St Francis Home School. Original poster was Josephine McCall, 42 Adams Street Roxbury, pupil at St Patrick’s Parochial School.
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Post
The
Boston
Washington Street
Mary Urbaschek
Heath Street
John Urbaschek
St. Francis Home School
Sister Mary
Josephine McCall
Adams Street
Roxbury
Bridget McCall
St. Patrick’s Parochial School
Agnes Loretta
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